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# Nix
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Nix is a powerful package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package
management reliable and reproducible. Please refer to the [Nix manual ](https://nixos.org/nix/manual )
for more details.
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## Installation and first steps
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Visit [nix.dev ](https://nix.dev ) for [installation instructions ](https://nix.dev/tutorials/install-nix ) and [beginner tutorials ](https://nix.dev/tutorials/first-steps ).
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Full reference documentation can be found in the [Nix manual ](https://nixos.org/nix/manual ).
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## Building And Developing
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See our [Hacking guide ](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/unstable/contributing/hacking.html ) in our manual for instruction on how to
to set up a development environment and build Nix from source.
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## Contributing
Check the [contributing guide ](./CONTRIBUTING.md ) if you want to get involved with developing Nix.
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## Additional Resources
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- [Nix manual ](https://nixos.org/nix/manual )
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- [Nix jobsets on hydra.nixos.org ](https://hydra.nixos.org/project/nix )
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- [NixOS Discourse ](https://discourse.nixos.org/ )
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- [Matrix - #nix:nixos.org ](https://matrix.to/#/#nix:nixos.org )
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## License
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Nix is released under the [LGPL v2.1 ](./COPYING ).